Although it's nothing at all like donning a mask and exploring the earth's vast underwater environments in person, there is something magical about visiting an <a href="http://inhabitat.com/the-radisson-blu-hotels-82-foot-aquadom-aquarium-brings-sea-life-and-scuba-diving-to-berlin/">aquarium</a> - and Singapore just opened the world's largest. The S.E.A. Aquarium and Adventure Cove Waterpark at Singapore's <a href="http://mlp.rwsentosablog.com/sample-page/">Resorts World Sentosa</a> features 100,000 marine mammals from 800 species, including more than two dozen captive Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins - which recently sparked a heated controversy.

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S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore

The world's largest aquarium recently opened in Singapore

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S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore

100,000 marine mammals from 800 different species are on display.

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S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore

Hammerhead sharks and other non-endangered shark species are among the animals on display behind the world's largest viewing panel.

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S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore

Visitors can go diving and snorkeling.

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S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore

The Marine Life Park has come under fire, however, for capturing 25 Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins from the wild.

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S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore

Park officials defend their decision to capture dolphins, along with other species, as a conservation effort.

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S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore

Although it's nothing at all like donning a mask and exploring the earth's vast underwater environments in person, there is something magical about visiting an aquarium - and Singapore just opened the world's largest. The S.E.A. Aquarium and Adventure Cove Waterpark at Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa features 100,000 marine mammals from 800 species, including more than two dozen captive Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins - which recently sparked a heated controversy.